Ice hockey is team sport which is nick named as “the fastest game on earth”. It was initially played in Canada in 18th century but today its popularity span has expanded to the entire globe. Players are called as skaters and they use ice sticks to push a hard rubber puck into the opponent s’ goal net. There are six players in each team including a goalie. It was introduced in 1920 in summer Olympics and 1924 till to date in winter Olympics. As it is a high speed game thus the players are prone to serious injuries like lacerations on head and face.
